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These quilts sort of don’t fit into a category. They are just fun, colorful and ready for whomever or whatever you need to brighten. Look for these and another 13,000 in my “heart, quilts” board.
Sunday Quilt Inspiration: All Kinds of Colors Read More »
What do you do when the internet simply won’t cooperate?
A Brain Freeze and a Migraine Read More »
We have a visitor in our fish pond. That would be the pond that we recently spent money on to restock with fish that are about the size of your finger. They aren’t ready for frying. In fact, they are too tiny to even catch. Scratch that: the great heron that visits on a daily
Pin It Weekly #347 Our alligator Read More »
Monday the Cotton Quilters showed some beautiful finishes and works-in-progress. As usual, Sheila–a relative newcomer–showed up with a huge pile of quilts and tops. It’s amazing how many quilts she produces in a month! Recently retired and new to quilting, she’s making up for lost time. All of the finishes thus far are from Sheila!
Cotton Quilters’ Guild April Meeting: keeping up with Sheila Read More »
Happy Spring! We are getting gorgeous weather here in Louisiana. The pollen count is through the roof, but pollen is a necessary part of nature. Richard left a patch of clover to encourage the bees, and a few butterflies are flitting around. Even the hummers are coming home. It’s definitely spring!
Pin It Weekly #346 spring-inspired quilts from followers Read More »
Do you struggle to keep teal and turquoise in line? I know I do. I tend to get the names mixed up, but it doesn’t help at all that either can be dark or light. And then there’s aqua. Both have blue and green pigments, but teal is blue-green (blue mixed into a green base)
Sunday Quilt Inspiration: Teal or Turquoise Read More »
Last week’s PIW was about loyal followers. Let’s stick with followers and take a look at the quilts a few followers are pinning.
Pin It Weekly #345 ~~ followers with common themes Read More »
Last week I told you that the new studio is finished. Today I am, finally, all moved in. In fact, I loaded Sugaridoo on the longarm and have made a few stitches.
The New Studio — I’m all moved in! Read More »
2025 October 30-November 2 — Houston Quilt Show Houston TX September 27 — CQG QUILT SHOW Cottonport LA September 11-15 — BRMQG Retreat Baton Rouge LA July 2-6 — BRMQG Retreat Baton Rouge LA March 22 — GSQA Pursuit of Excellence hosted by CQG (Tourism building in Mansura LA) February 24-25 — Northeast La Quilt
Richard and Adam have planted corn in their gardens. It’s now popping out of the ground at a steady pace. And the chickens are wanting to help thin out the little green and yellow shoots. This means they’ve been taking turns on “chicken watch.” Literally standing around the yard and watching that the chickens don’t get into the rows of sprouts. It’s a hilarious image, except that I see it every day. This. My life.
Sunday Quilt Inspiration: Green and Yellow Read More »
